claude --permission-mode

Start in a permission mode such as plan or acceptEdits.

Example

claude --permission-mode plan

Source: Claude Code CLI reference, checked 2026-10-24.

--dangerously-skip-permissions: Skip permission prompts (same as bypassPermissions mode).
--output-format: Print mode output: text, json or stream-json.
--input-format: Print mode input: text or stream-json.

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